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Appendix B: Intel ICH9R SATA RAID Setup Guidelines

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Appendix B

Intel ICH9R SATA RAID Setup Guidelines

After all the hardware has been installed, you must first configure Intel's ICH9R

SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software
drivers.

Important Notes to the User:

Note 1

: If you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions, please go

directly to Section B-4 for Operating System & Other Software Installation.

Note 2

: This chapter describes RAID Configuration Instructions for the Intel ICH

RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS. If you choose to use the Linux
OS, please enable Adaptec's RAID Controller in the BIOS and refer to Adaptec

RAID Configuration Instructions listed under this link-http://www.supermicro.com/

manuals/other/RAID_SATA_Adaptec_ESB_ICH7R_ICH9R.pdf.

B-1 Introduction to Serial ATA

To configure the SATA RAID functions, you must first use the Intel ICH9R SATA
RAID Utility program to configure the RAID Level that you desire before installing

the Windows XP/2003 Operating System and other software drivers. (The necessary
drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your
motherboard.)

Note

: the current version of the ICH9R SATA RAID Utility can

only support Windows XP/2003 Operating Systems.

Serial ATA (SATA)

Serial ATA (SATA) is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with
a minimum of four wires to create a point-to-point connection between devices.
It is a serial link, which supports transfer rates up to 3Gbps. Because the serial
cables used in SATA are thinner than the traditional cables used in Parallel ATA

(PATA), SATA systems have better airflow and can be installed in smaller chassis

than Parallel ATA. In addition, the cables used in PATA are limited to a length of
40cm, while Serial ATA cables can be up to one meter in length. Overall, SATA
provides better functionality than PATA.

Introduction to the Intel ICH9R Serial RAID

Located in the South Bridge of the 3210 chipset, the I/O Controller Hub ICH9R
provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It supports six

Serial ATA (SATA) ports. The ICH9R supports the following SATA device configu

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rations: Legacy mode and Native mode.

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Summary of Contents for Supero X7SBi

Page 1: ... X7SBi USER S MANUAL Revision 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...putes Supermicro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment ...

Page 3: ...nd serviced by a technician Manual Organization Chapter 1 describes features specifications and performance of the X7SBi mainboard and provides detailed information about the chipset Chapter 2 provides hardware installation instructions Read this chapter when in stalling the processor memory modules and other hardware components into the system If you encounter any problems see Chapter 3 which des...

Page 4: ...ng 1 10 1 4 Power Configuration Settings 1 10 1 5 ACPI Features 1 11 1 6 Power Supply 1 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Static Sensitive Devices 2 1 2 2 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis 2 1 2 3 Processor and Heatsink Installation 2 2 2 4 Installing DDR2 Memory 2 6 2 5 I O Port Front Control Panel Connector Locations 2 7 Back Panel Connectors IO Ports 2 7 Front Control Panel 2 8 Front Control ...

Page 5: ... 2 20 Power SMB 2 20 2 7 Jumper Settings 2 21 Explanation of Jumpers 2 21 GLAN Enable Disable 2 21 CMOS Clear 2 22 SMBus to PCI PCI Exp Slots 2 22 Watch Dog Enable 2 23 VGA Enable 2 23 USB Wake Up 2 24 2 8 Onboard Indicators 2 25 GLAN LED Indicators 2 25 Onboard Power LED 2 25 2 9 Floppy Connector Hard Drive IPMI and Parallel Port Connections 2 26 Floppy Connector 2 26 IDE Connector 2 27 SIMSO IPM...

Page 6: ... 3 3 4 Returning Merchandise for Service 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS 4 1 Introduction 4 1 4 2 Running Setup 4 2 4 3 Main BIOS Setup 4 2 4 4 Advanced Setup 4 5 4 5 Security Setup 4 21 4 6 Boot Setup 4 23 4 7 Exit 4 24 Appendices Appendix A BIOS POST Error Beep Codes A 1 Appendix B Intel ICH9R SATA RAID Setup Guidelines B 1 Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 vi ...

Page 7: ... the highest standards in quality and performance Please check that the following items have all been included with your mother board If anything listed here is damaged or missing contact your retailer All the following items are included in the retail box only One 1 Supermicro Mainboard One 1 floppy drive ribbon cable CBL 022 Four 4 SATA cables CBL 044 One 1 I O shield CSE PT07L One 1 Supermicro ...

Page 8: ... Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands Tel 31 0 73 6400390 Fax 31 0 73 6416525 Email sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Asia Pacific Address Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Road Chung Ho 235 Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8226 3990 Fax 886 2 8226 3991 Website...

Page 9: ...tant Note to the User All images and graphics shown in this manual were based upon the latest PCB Revision available at the time of publishing The motherboard you ve received may or may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual ...

Page 10: ... 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI Exp x8 JBT1 JPG1 ATI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS J28 KB MS J11 USB0 1 COM1 J7 VGA LAN1 LAN2 JLAN1 JLAN2 JPW1 Fan6 ATX 24 Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8 Pin PWR JPW2 CPU MCH Intel 3210 Xeon 3000 3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 Fan 5 JLED1 JF1 LE1 JOH ...

Page 11: ... Enable Pins 1 4 External Speaker Cable JF1 Front Panel Control Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JLED1 Power LED Header JOH Overheat LED Header JPW1 ATX 24 Pin Power Connector JPW2 12V 8 pin Power Connector Required JWOL Wake On LAN Header JWOR Wake On Ring Header KB Mouse PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connector J28 LAN1 2 Ethernet RJ45 Gigabit LAN Port1 Port2 Connectors Printer Parallel Port Printer Hea...

Page 12: ...RAM Chipset Latest Intel chipset technology Intel 3210 Intel ICH9R Intel PXH V Expansion Slots One 1 PCI 32 Bit 33 MHz Slot 1 One 1 PCI X 64 Bit 133 MHz slot Slot6 SXB2 1 PCI E x8 Signal x8 via Riser Card Slot6 SXB1 BIOS 16Mb Firmware Hub Phoenix BIOS APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 3 ACPI 1 0 Plug and Play PnP SMBIOS 2 3 and USB Keyboard support PC Health Monitoring Onboard voltage monitors for CPU cores C...

Page 13: ...ingle port 82573 V L PCI E Gigabit Ethernet Controller PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard ports Up to 8 USB Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports for a speed VGA Connector Low Profile SIMSO IPMI 2 0 Super I O Winbond 83627DHG Hardware Monitor Winbond 83793G ATI ES1000 with 32 MB DDR2 Video Memory Temperature Monitoring CPU chassis environment CPU Thermal Trip support Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 available if supporte...

Page 14: ...f the motherboard LGA775_PROCESSOR ICH9R USB PORTS_0 7 FWH LPC I O MS KB FDD SER 1 SER 2 VRM 11 ADDR CTRL CTRL ADDR DATA DATA LPC PCI_32_BUS DDR2_667 800 DMI ATI ES1000 DIMM_CHA CK505 CLK MC H DIMM_CHB PCIE_x 8 GLAN1 82573V PCIE_x1 W83627DHG FSB 1333 1066 800 LPC USB 2 0 1 1 PX H V 1xPCIX_64 PCI X B US IPMI IPMI I F PCIE_x 8 PCIE_x 8 PRINTER GLAN2 82573L PCIE_x1 Intel 3210 S ATA 300 6 x SATA PORTS...

Page 15: ...or two channels of DDR2 SDRAM The 3210 platform uses the ninth generation I O Controller Hub ICH9R to provide I O related functions The Ninth Generation I O Controller Hub ICH9R The I O Controller ICH9R provides the data buffering and interface arbitration re quired for the system to operate efficiently It also provides the bandwidth needed for the system to maintain its peak performance The Direc...

Page 16: ...This allows the user to define an overheat temperature When the temperature reaches the predefined threshold the CPU thermal trip feature will be activated and it will send a signal to the Speaker LED and at the same time the CPU speed will be decreased It will also activate the alarm if a fan failure occurs Recovery from AC Power Loss BIOS provides a setting for you to determine how the system wi...

Page 17: ...d as the ability of a management application to remotely power up a computer that is powered off Remote PC setup up dates and asset tracking can occur after hours and on weekends so that daily LAN traffic is kept to a minimum and users are not interrupted The motherboard has a 3 pin header WOL to connect to the 3 pin header on a Network Interface Card NIC that has WOL capability In addition an onb...

Page 18: ...wer supplies Although most power supplies generally meet the specifications required by the CPU some are inadequate The X7SBi accommodates ATX power supplies It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX power supply Specification 2 02 or above You should use one that will supply at least 350W of power Also your power supply must supply 1 5A for the Ethernet po...

Page 19: ...attery Do not install the onboard upside down battery to avoid possible explosion Unpacking The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage When unpacking the board make sure the person handling it is static protected 2 2 Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis All motherboards have standard mounting holes to fit different types of chassis Make sure that the locations of ...

Page 20: ...s before you install the CPU heatsink and fan Refer to Note 7 below 5 When purchasing an LGA 775 CPU or when receiving a motherboard with an LGA 775 CPU pre installed make sure that the CPU plastic cap is in place and none of the CPU pins are bent otherwise contact the retailer immediately 6 Refer to the MB Features Section for more details on CPU support 7 When the X7SBi motherboard is installed ...

Page 21: ... socket lever to open the load plate 3 Locate Pin 1 on the CPU socket Note Pin 1 is the corner marked with a triangle Please Note that the North Key and the South Key are located vertically in the CPU housing 4 Position the motherboard in such a way that Pin 1 of the CPU socket is located at the left bottom of the CPU housing Socket Lever Load Plate Load Plate Pin 1 South Key North Key ...

Page 22: ...st the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damage to the CPU or the socket 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 8 Use your thumb to gently push the lever down and lock it in the hook 9 If the CPU is properly installed into the socket the plastic cap will be automatically released from the load plate when...

Page 23: ...ot recommend that the CPU or the heatsink be removed However if you do need to uninstall the heatsink please follow the instruc tions below to uninstall the heatsink to prevent damage done to the CPU or the CPU socket Uninstalling a Passive Heatsink Installing a Passive Heatsink 1 Do not apply any thermal grease to the heatsink or the CPU die the required amount has already been applied 2 Place th...

Page 24: ...memory allocation to system devices memory remaining available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used The reduction in memory availability is disproportional Refer to the Table below Possible System Memory Allocation Availability System Device Size Physical Memory Remaining Available 4 GB Total System Memory Firmware Hub flash memory System BIOS 1 MB 3 99 Local APIC 4 KB 3 99...

Page 25: ... DDR2 2 5 Control Panel Connectors IO Ports The I O ports are color coded in conformance with the PC 99 specification See the Figure below for the colors and locations of the various I O ports Back Panel Connectors IO Ports Back Panel I O Port Locations and Definitions Back Panel Connectors 1 Keyboard Purple 2 PS 2 Mouse Green 3 Back Panel USB Port 0 4 Back Panel USB Port 1 5 COM Port 1 Turquoise ...

Page 26: ...re designed specifically for use with Supermicro server chassis See Figure 2 4 for the descriptions of the various control panel buttons and LED indicators Refer to the following section for descriptions and pin definitions JF1 Header Pins Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 ...

Page 27: ...Control 20 Ground Power LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 15 5V 16 Ground Front Control Panel Pin Definitions A NMI B PWR LED A B 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI Exp x8 JBT1 JPG1 ATI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB MS USB0 1 COM1 VGA LAN1 LAN2 Fan6 ATX 24 Pin PWR CPU Fan SMB PS Fan1 8 Pin PWR CPU M...

Page 28: ... LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 9 11 Vcc 10 12 Ground Power Button OH Fan Fail LED 1 NIC1 LED Reset Button 2 HDD LED Power LED Reset PWR Vcc Vcc Vcc Vcc Ground Ground 19 20 Vcc X Ground NMI X Vcc PWR Fail LED NIC2 LED A B C A HDD LED B NIC1 LED C NIC2 LED 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI Exp x8 JBT1 JPG1 ATI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 ...

Page 29: ...finition 7 Vcc 8 Ground OH Fan Fail Indicator Status State Definition Off Normal On Overheat Flash ing Fan Fail PWR Fail LED Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 5 Vcc 6 Ground A B A OH Fan Fail LED B PWR Supply Fail 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI Exp x8 JBT1 JPG1 ATI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel LAN CTRL Buzzer Intel LAN CTRL BIOS KB MS U...

Page 30: ...y Reset Button The Reset Button connection is located on pins 3 and 4 of JF1 Attach it to the hardware reset switch on the computer case Refer to the table on the right for pin definitions Reset Button Pin Definitions JF1 Pin Definition 3 Reset 4 Ground A B 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI X 133 MHz Slot6 SXB1 PCI Exp x8 JBT1 JPG1 ATI ES1000 VGA CTRL JPL1 Intel ...

Page 31: ...4 pin Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 COM 3 COM 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 COM 5 COM 18 COM 6 5V 19 COM 7 COM 20 Res NC 8 PWR_OK 21 5V 9 5VSB 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 COM 12 3 3V Secondary Power Connector Pin Definitions Pins Definition 1 through 4 Ground 5 through 8 12V A B 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slot6 SXB2 PCI X 133...

Page 32: ... 2 0 JPL2 Intel ICH9R PXH V USB8 9 USB6 7 FP USB10 FP USB11 FP CTRL JUSB1 JWOR JPUSB2 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 X7SBi Chassis Intrusion A Chassis Intrusion header is located at JL1 Attach the appropriate cable to inform you of a chassis intrusion Chassis Intrusion Pin Definitions JL1 Pin Definition 1 Intrusion Input 2 Ground A B Overheat LED Fan Failure The JOH1 header is used to connect an LED to indicat...

Page 33: ...1 FP CTRL JUSB1 JWOR JPUSB2 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 X7SBi Power LED The Power LED connector is desig nated JLED1 This connection is used to provide LED Indication of power being supplied to the system See the table on the right for pin definitions PWR LED Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 5V 2 Key 3 Ground A B A T SGPIO1 B T SGPIO2 C PWR LED T SGPIO Headers Two SGPIO Serial General Purpose Input Output h...

Page 34: ... Bus ports USB0 and USB1 are located at J11 on the I O back panel The Front Accessible USB headers USB 6 7 8 9 located at J44 and J45 can be used to provide front access cables not included USB 10 and USB 11 located at J47 and J48 are designated as Front Panel Onboard USB connections See the tables on the right for pin definitions GLAN Giga bit Ethernet Ports Two G bit Ethernet ports GLAN are loca...

Page 35: ...P CTRL JUSB1 JWOR JPUSB2 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 X7SBi ATX PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports The ATX PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse are located at J15 on the Back Panel USB ports on the motherboard See the table at right for pin defini tions Note NC No connection PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port Pin Definitions Pin Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 Ground 4 VCC 5 Clock 6 NC Speaker Connector The speaker connector located ...

Page 36: ...n 3000 3200 DIMM1A DIMM1B DIMM2A DIMM2B Fan 5 JLED1 LE1 JOH Fan2 Fan3 JL1 JWD Speaker IDE Floppy Fan4 SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 JWOL JI2C1 JI2C2 COM2 Printer SIMSO IPMI 2 0 JPL2 Intel ICH9R PXH V USB8 9 USB6 7 FP USB10 FP USB11 FP CTRL JUSB1 JWOR JPUSB2 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 X7SBi Fan Headers The X7SBi has six fan connections Fan1 to Fan6 Fan6 is designated as the CPU Cooling Fan Note all th...

Page 37: ... USB10 FP USB11 FP CTRL JUSB1 JWOR JPUSB2 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 X7SBi Wake On Ring The Wake On Ring header is located at JWOR This function allows your computer to be awakened by an incoming call to the modem when in the suspend state See the table on the right for pin definitions You must have a Wake On Ring card and cable to use this feature Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN header is located at WOL See t...

Page 38: ...IDE Floppy Fan4 SATA0 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 JWOL JI2C1 JI2C2 COM2 Printer SIMSO IPMI 2 0 JPL2 Intel ICH9R PXH V USB8 9 USB6 7 FP USB10 FP USB11 FP CTRL JUSB1 JWOR JPUSB2 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 X7SBi VGA Connector A VGA connector J7 is located next to the COM1 port on the IO backplane Refer to the board layout below for the location A B A VGA B SMB PWR Power SMB I2 C Connector Power SMB I2 C Con...

Page 39: ...SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 X7SBi 2 7 Jumper Settings Explanation of Jumpers To modify the operation of the motherboard jumpers can be used to choose between optional settings Jumpers create shorts between two pins to change the function of the connector Pin 1 is identified with a square solder pad on the printed circuit board See the motherboard layout pages for jumper locations Note On two pin jumpers Close...

Page 40: ... to clear CMOS Always remove the AC power cord from the system before clearing CMOS Instead of pins this jumper consists of contact pads to pre vent the accidental clearing of CMOS To clear CMOS use a metal object such as a small screwdriver to touch both pads at the same time to short the connection Note For an ATX power supply you must completely shut down the system remove the AC power cord and...

Page 41: ... JUSB1 JWOR JPUSB2 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 X7SBi A B Watch Dog Enable JWD controls Watch Dog a system monitor that takes action when a soft ware application hangs Close Pins 1 2 to reset the system if a program hangs Close Pins 2 3 to generate a non maskable interrupt for the program that hangs This function requires software support Watch Dog must also be enabled in the BIOS Watch Dog Jumper Settings J...

Page 42: ...r by click ing the USB mouse of your system The JPUSB jumpers are used together with the USB Wake Up feature in the BIOS Enable both the jumpers and the BIOS setting to use this feature See the table on the right for jumper settings and jumper con nections Note JPUSB1 is for Back Panel USB ports 0 1 and JPUSB2 is for Front Panel USB connections 6 7 8 9 10 11 Note JPUSB1 should be enabled by defaul...

Page 43: ...it Ethernet LAN port has two LEDs The yellow right LED indicates activity while the other LED may be green amber or off to indicate the speed of the connection See the table at right for the functions associated with the second LED 2 8 Onboard Indicators Activity Right L i n k Left GLAN Link LED Left Speed Indicator LED Color Definition Off 10Mbps or No Connection Green 100 Mbps Amber 1 Gbps GLAN ...

Page 44: ... 6 FDEDIN 7 Ground 8 Index 9 Ground 10 Motor Enable 11 Ground 12 Drive DDR2 B 13 Ground 14 Drive DDR2 B 15 Ground 16 Motor Enable 17 Ground 18 DIR 19 Ground 20 STEP 21 Ground 22 Write Data 23 Ground 24 Write Gate 25 Ground 26 Track 00 27 Ground 28 Write Protect 29 Ground 30 Read Data 31 Ground 32 Side 1 DDR2 33 Ground 34 Diskette A A Floppy 200 4 ITE IDE CTRL Battery Super I O Slot1 PCI 33 MHz Slo...

Page 45: ...is located at J3 on the motherboard See the table on the right pin definitions SIMSO IPMI A SIMSO IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface 2 0 Socket is located on the motherboard Refer to the layout below for the location of the SIMSO Socket IDE Drive Connectors Pin Definitions IDE Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Reset IDE 2 Ground 3 Host Data 7 4 Host Data 8 5 Host Data 6 6 Host Data 9 7 H...

Page 46: ...3 SATA4 SATA5 JWOL JI2C1 JI2C2 COM2 Printer SIMSO IPMI 2 0 JPL2 Intel ICH9R PXH V USB8 9 USB6 7 FP USB10 FP USB11 FP CTRL JUSB1 JWOR JPUSB2 T SGPIO2 T SGPIO1 X7SBi Parallel Printer Port Connector Pin Definitions Pin Definition Pin Definition 1 Strobe 2 Auto Feed 3 Data Bit 0 4 Error 5 Data Bit 1 6 Init 7 Data Bit 2 8 SLCT IN 9 Data Bit 3 10 GND 11 Data Bit 4 12 GND 13 Data Bit 5 14 GND 15 Data Bit...

Page 47: ...therboard and chas sis 4 Disconnect all ribbon wire cables from the motherboard including those for the keyboard and mouse Also be sure to remove all add on cards 5 Install a CPU and heatsink Be sure that it is fully seated and then connect the chassis speaker and the power LED to the motherboard Check all jumper settings as well No Power 1 Make sure that there are no short circuits between the mo...

Page 48: ...the CMOS setup information Refer to Section 1 6 for details on recommended power supplies 2 The battery on your motherboard may be old Check to verify that it still sup plies 3VDC If it does not replace it with a new one 3 If the above steps do not fix the Setup Configuration problem contact your vendor for repairs 3 2 Technical Support Procedures Before contacting Technical Support please make su...

Page 49: ... supports up to 8 GB of unbuffered ECC Non ECC DDR2 800 667 two way interleaved or non interleaved SDRAM See Sec tion 2 4 for details on installing memory Question Why does Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista show less memory than what is physically installed Answer Microsoft implemented a design change in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 SP2 and Windows Vista This change is specific to the P...

Page 50: ...vers and programs that will greatly enhance your system We recommend that you review the CD and install the applications you need Applications on the CD include chipset drivers for Windows security and audio drivers Question How do I connect the ATA100 66 cable to my IDE device s Answer The 80 wire 40 pin high density ATA100 66 IDE cable that came with your system has two connectors to support two...

Page 51: ... the manufacturer the RMA number should be prominently displayed on the outside of the shipping carton and mailed prepaid or hand carried Ship ping and handling charges will be applied for all orders that must be mailed when service is complete This warranty only covers normal consumer use and does not cover damages incurred in shipping or from failure due to the alteration misuse abuse or imprope...

Page 52: ...3 6 X7SBi User s Manual Notes ...

Page 53: ...ystem parameters Each time the computer is powered on the computer is configured with the values stored in the CMOS logic by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the Delete key at the appropriate t...

Page 54: ...essing Delete immediately after turning the system on or 1 When the message shown below appears briefly at the bottom of the screen 2 during the POST Power On Self Test press the Delete key to activate the main Setup menu Press the Delete key to enter Setup 4 3 Main BIOS Setup All main Setup options are described in this section The main BIOS Setup screen is displayed below Use the Up Down arrow k...

Page 55: ...y disk drive installed as diskette A The options are Disabled 360Kb 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720Kb 3 5 in 1 44 1 25MB 3 5 in and 2 88MB 3 5 in BIOS Date The item displays the date that the BIOS was built BIOS Revision This item displays the BIOS revision number Hard Disk Pre Delay When Enabled this feature will add a delay to provide time need for HDD self initialization before the HDD is accessed by...

Page 56: ...ogrammers only The Enhanced AHCI mode is available when the Windows XP SP1 OS and the IAA Driver is used The options are Enabled and Disabled ICH RAID Code Base Select Intel to enable the Intel SATA RAID firmware Select Adaptec to use the Adaptec HostRAID firmware The options are Intel and Adaptec SATA Port 0 SATA Port 1 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 SATA Port 4 and SATA Port 5 Extended Primary Master S...

Page 57: ...unction of 32 bit data transfer The options are Enabled and Disabled Transfer Mode This option allows the user to set the transfer mode Ultra DMA Mode This option allows the user to configure the Ultra DMA Mode setting System Memory This display informs you how much system memory is available in the system Installed Memory This display informs you how much memory installed in the system is detecte...

Page 58: ... Enabled and Disabled ACPI Mode Select Yes to use the ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface power management feature on your system The options are Yes and No Power Button Behavior If set to Instant Off the system will power on or power off immediately as soon as the user hits the power button The options are Instant Off and 4 Second Override Resume On Modem Ring Select On to wake your s...

Page 59: ...e the summary screen which displays the system configuration during bootup Advanced Processor Options Access the submenu to make changes to the following settings CPU Speed This is a display that indicates the speed of the installed processor Core Multi Processing Available when supported by the CPU Set to Enabled to use a processor s Second Core and beyond Please refer to Intel s website for more...

Page 60: ...ate to lower CPU voltage frequency to prevent overheat The options are Enabled and Disabled Note please refer to Intel s website for detailed information Intel Virtualization Technology Available when supported by the CPU Select Enabled to use the feature of Virtualization Technology to allow one platform torunmultipleoperatingsystemsandapplicationsinindependentpartitions creating multiple virtual...

Page 61: ... Interference caused by the components and will attempt to decrease the interference whenever needed The options are Enabled and Disabled Memory Remapping Select Enable to enable the functionality of Memory Remapping above 4GB The settings are Enabled and Disabled Enable VT d Select Enable to enable the functionality of the Intel Virtualization Technology for Direct I O support which offers fully ...

Page 62: ...Area This setting allows you to designate a reserve area in the system memory to be used as a Video BIOS buffer to allow the BIOS to write cache data into this reserved memory area Select Write Protect to enable the function and this area will be reserved for Video BIOS ROM access only Select Uncached to disable this function and make this area available for other devices Cache Base 0 512K If enab...

Page 63: ...PU to speed up CPU operations Select Uncached to disable this function Select Write Through to allow data to be cached into the buffer and written into the system memory at the same time Select Write Protect to prevent data from being written into the extended memory area above 1 MB Select Write Back to allow the CPU to write data back directly from the buffer without writing data to the System Me...

Page 64: ...to PCI X 133 MHz Slot Access the submenu for each of the settings above to make changes to the following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the...

Page 65: ... following Option ROM Scan When enabled this setting will initialize the device expansion ROM The options are Enabled and Disabled Enable Master This setting allows you to enable the selected device as the PCI bus master The options are Enabled and Disabled Latency Timer This setting allows you to set the clock rate for Bus Master A high priority high throughout device may benefit from a greater c...

Page 66: ...ial Port B The options are Normal and IR for an infrared device Base I O Address This setting allows you to select the base I O address for Serial Port B The options are 3F8 2F8 3E8 and 2E8 Interrupt This setting allows you to select the IRQ interrupt request for Serial Port B The options are IRQ3 and IRQ4 Parallel Port This setting allows you to assign control of the parallel port The options are...

Page 67: ...e following settings Event Log Validity This is a display to inform you of the event log validity It is not a setting Event Log Capacity This is a display to inform you of the event log capacity It is not a setting View DMI Event Log Highlight this item and press Enter to view the contents of the event log Event Logging This setting allows you to Enable or Disable event logging Mark DMI Events as ...

Page 68: ... None XON XOFF and CTS RTS Console Connection This item allows you to decide how console redirection is to be connected either Direct or Via Modem Continue CR after POST This feature allows you to decide if you want to continue with console redirection after the POST routine The options are On and Off Hardware Monitoring Highlight this and hit Enter to see the status of each of the following items...

Page 69: ... for CPU and system cooling The Early Alarm Setting Select this setting if you want the CPU overheat alarm including the LED and the buzzer to be triggered as soon as the CPU temperature reaches the CPU overheat threshold as predefined by the CPU manufacturer CPU Temperature This item displays the level of CPU temperature High Medium Low as detected by the BIOS The information shown in the screen ...

Page 70: ...or methodology to PECI Platform Environment Con trol Interface using DTS Digital Thermal Sensors Intel processors only provide PECI counts as references for fan speed controls So all our Intel processor based motherboards will be have been updated to change the CPU temperature display from numbers absolute temperatures to text low medium and high Each processor has a DTS and every processor s DTS ...

Page 71: ...on or Server if your system is used as a Workstation or Server respectively Select Disable to disable the fan speed control function to allow the onboard fans to constantly run at full speed 12V The Options are 1 Disable and 2 3 pin server 3 pin workstation 4 pin server and 4 pin workstation Do not select 4 pin settings if you have a mix of 3 pin and 4 pin fans Voltage Monitoring The following ite...

Page 72: ...terface The options are Enabled and Disabled Clear System Event Logging Enabling this function to force the BIOS to clear the system event logs during the next cold boot The options are Enabled and Disabled Existing Event Log Number This item displays the number of the existing event log Event Log Control System Firmware Progress Enabling this function to log POST progress The options are Enabled ...

Page 73: ...ion when OS Boot Watch Dog is set to Disabled Time Out Option This feature allows the user to determine what action to take in an event of a system boot failure The options are No Action Reset Power Off and Power Cycles System Event Log System Event Log List Mode These options display the System Event SEL Log and System Event SEL Log in List Mode Items include SEL System Event Log Entry Number SEL...

Page 74: ...4 22 X7SBi User s Manual Realtime Sensor Data This feature display information from motherboard sensors such as temperatures fan speeds and voltages of various components ...

Page 75: ... password has been entered for the system User Password Is This item indicates if a user password has been entered for the system Clear means such a password has not been used and Set means a user password has been entered for the system Set Supervisor Password When the item Set Supervisor Password is highlighted hit the Enter key When prompted type the Supervisor s password in the dialogue box to...

Page 76: ...feature of Write Protect to protect the boot sector on the hard drives from virus intrusion Password on Boot When set to Enabled a user will need to key in a password to enter the system at system boot The options are Enabled password required and Disabled password not required ...

Page 77: ...for the devices included in the candidate list above are currently disabled Use a key or a key to move the device up or down Use the f key or the r key to specify the type of an USB device either fixed or removable You can select one item from the boot list and hit the x key to remove it from the list of bootable devices to make its resource available for other bootable devices Subsequently you ca...

Page 78: ...xit Discarding Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Load Setup Defaults Highlight this item and hit Enter to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use Discard Changes Highlight this item and hit Enter to discard cancel any changes you made You will remain in the Set...

Page 79: ...terminal This section lists Beep Codes for recoverable POST errors Recoverable POST Error Beep Codes When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST BIOS will display a POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes 1 long and two short beeps video configuration error 1 repetitive long beep no memory detected 1 continuous beep with front panel Overheat...

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Page 81: ...nstalling theWindowsXP 2003OperatingSystemandothersoftwaredrivers Thenecessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard Note the current version of the ICH9R SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP 2003 Operating Systems Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create...

Page 82: ...DD partition size without any data Configuring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions Native Mode 1 Press the Del key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility Note If it is the first time powering on the system we recommend you load the Optimized Default Settings If you have already done so please skip to Step 3 2 Use the arrow keys to DDR2 the Exit Settings Once in the Exit settings Sc...

Page 83: ...reen appears after Power On Self Test b When you see the above screen press the Ctrl and the I keys simultane ously to have the main menu of the SATA RAID Utility appear Note All graphics and screen shots shown in the manual are for reference only The screen shots shown in the manual do not imply Supernicro s endorsement or non en dorsement on any 3rd party s product Your screens may or many not l...

Page 84: ...ress Space to DDR2 it A triangle appears to confirm the DDR2 is on of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to select the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 0 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A w...

Page 85: ...ey to DDR2 the previous menu c When RAID Level item is highlighted press the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to DDR2 RAID 1 Mirror and hit Enter d When the Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit Enter The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed e Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted A warning mes sage displays f When asked Are you sure you want to c...

Page 86: ...ow keys to DDR2 the stripe size from 4 KB to 128 KB for your RAID 10 and hit Enter The default setting is 6 4KB Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size e When the RAID Volume Capacity item is highlighted enter your RAID volume capacity and hit Enter The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed f Press Enter when the Create Volume...

Page 87: ...ghlight a drive and press Space to DDR2 it A triangle appears to confirm the DDR2 is on of the drive f Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to DDR2 the stripe size ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array and hit Enter Note For a server please use a lower stripe size and for a multimedia system use a higher stripe size The default stripe size is 128 KB g Enter your desired RAID volume capacity...

Page 88: ...s when deleting a RAID set a From the main menu DDR2 item2 Delete RAID Volume and press Enter b Use the Up Arrow Down Arrow keys to DDR2 the RAID set you want to delete and press Del A Warning message displays c When asked Are you sure you want to delete this volume Y N press Y to delete the RAID volume or type N to go back to the Delete Volume menu ...

Page 89: ...t the RAID set drive A Warning message displays d Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Exiting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Utility a From the main menu DDR2 item4 Exit and press Enter A warning mes sage will appear b Press Y to reset the drive or type N to go back to the main menu Warning Be cautious when you reset a RAID volume HDD to non RAID or Resetting a RAID ...

Page 90: ... f Choose the Intel R 82801GR GH SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key g Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation h From the Windows XP 2003 Setup screen press...

Page 91: ...press the Enter key e Choose the Intel R 82801GR GH SATA RAID Controller from the list indicated in the XP 2000 2003 Setup Screen and press the Enter key f Press the Enter key to continue the installation process If you need to specify any additional devices to be installed do it at this time Once all devices are specified press the Enter key to continue with the installation g From the Windows XP...

Page 92: ...the bottom one at a time After installing each item you must re boot the system before moving on to the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD B 4 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator Utility a When the above screen appears click on the icon marked Application Accel erator RAID Edition on the screen and the following screen wi...

Page 93: ...to proceed the installation in the welcoming window 15 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction 16 After reading the license agreement in the following window click Y es button to continue Select...

Page 94: ...n the icon marked Next to begin the installation process Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction 16 After reading the license agreement in the following window click Y es button to continue Select the folder in which you want the program to be installed in the following window and click Next button to start installation 17 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction Select a program folder in the fo...

Page 95: ... Once the XP 2003 Operating System is installed please read the Readme text files for the instructions to use the SATA RAID Utility in the Win dows XP 2003 OS environment 17 Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction Select a program folder in the following window where you want Setup to add the program icon The following window appears to show the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup in...

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Page 97: ...m you must re boot the system before proceeding with the next item on the list The bottom icon with a CD on it allows you to view the entire contents of the CD Appendix C Installing Other Software Programs and Drivers C 1 Installing Other Software and Drivers After you ve installed the Windows Operating System a screen as shown below will appear You are ready to install software programs and drive...

Page 98: ...plays crucial system information such as CPU temperature system voltages and fan status See the Figure below for a display of the Supero Doctor III interface Note 1 The default user name and password are ADMIN Note 2 In the Windows OS environment the Supero Doctor III settings take precedence over the BIOS settings When first installed Supero Doctor III adopts the temperature threshold settings pr...

Page 99: ...II Remote Control Note SD III Software Revision 1 0 can be downloaded from our Website at ftp ftp supermicro com utility Supero_Doctor_III You can also download SDIII Us er s Guide at http www supermicro com PRODUCT Manuals SDIII UserGuide pdf For Linux we will still recommend that you use Supero Doctor II ...

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Page 101: ... expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions ...

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